This Romanian Mayor Might Have Accepted Millions in Bribes, but at Least He Looks Fabulous

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Radu Mazăre partying in Brazil. Photo by Ștefan Ciocan/Mediafax Foto

This article originally appeared on VICE Romania.

Located right by the Black Sea, Constanța is Romania's main port and its number-one tourist destination, and for the past 19 years it's had the pleasure of being run by mayor and legendary party animal Radu Mazăre. If you keep up with local Romanian politics you'll know that Radu was recently arrested for—among other things—allegedly accepting a $10 million bribe for a contract that cost taxpayers $28 million more than it should have.

But we're not here to talk about politics and corruption; we're here to talk about a flamboyant man who spends his days doing extreme sports, and inadvertently wearing Nazi uniforms to fashion shows, and his nights partying. A man who, whenever it gets too cold, jets out to his mansion in Brazil, because it's totally fine to just rule Constanța over the phone for a couple of months a year, right?

Presumably inspired by Rio's carnival, Radu has started holding his own version in Romania during the summer, providing a convenient excuse to dress up and party even more than he already was. In fact, turns out he loves dressing up so much that he sometimes even does it at political events. Here are his ten most ridiculous costumes.

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THE PHARAOH During one of his infamous carnivals, Radu dressed up as a kind of Rameses knockoff, complete with the apathetic wax-statue stare of someone who's really nailed that whole "phoned-in governance" thing.

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THE KNIGHTHere he is dressed like Stephen the Great, a famous Romanian historical leader, dwarf, religious nut, and pimp. Tyrion Lannister if Tyrion Lannister were obsessed with building churches.

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THE EDWARDIAN PARTY KINGHere you'd probably assume Radu is at another carnival event. He's not. He's just at a tourism fair, inexplicably dressed like a fairytale king.



THE EDWARDIAN PARTY KINGHere you'd probably assume Radu is at another carnival event. He's not. He's just at a tourism fair, inexplicably dressed like a fairytale king.

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THE SEXY SULTANHere he is dressed like sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, doing his best to troll anyone who's ever used the hashtag #culturalappropriation.

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THE FLASHY HUNTERI don't know what's going on here. Is he supposed to be a Zulu king? Did he just have a crown and some feathers left over in his dress-up box? Either way, it looks like he's having a much better time ruling his city than de Blasio (or maybe not?).

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THE FRENCH ARISTOCRATHere he is holding a cane, dressed like Louis XIV, because **** responsibility.

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THE COURT JESTERPresented without comment.

 

[Beast]

Romania has no hope!

 

[Azeri440]

What.The.F**k.

 

[flamer84]

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THE REVOLUTIONARY In 2011 Radu was under investigation for corruption, which naturally led to him showing up at press conferences to discuss his accusations dressed like Che Guevara. That's how much of a **** he gives.

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THE BOASTERStill not a carnival. Nor a building site. Just a regular political event, showing his team that he has so much money it requires a big old shovel to move it about.



Long live Mayor Mazăre.

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I'd have to add that the first picture isn't from Brazil but Constanta,he actually brought Brazilian dancers in here to "spice things up".


Unfortunately this clown is the mayor of my city.You couldn't open up a business in here without forking up 20% to him.

Now,i like this "costume" better:

Romania has no hope!

He's in jail now.Spring cleaning all over the country

 

[Gibbs]

What a clown..

 

[Beast]

Photo by Cristi Cimpoes/Mediafax Foto

THE REVOLUTIONARY In 2011 Radu was under investigation for corruption, which naturally led to him showing up at press conferences to discuss his accusations dressed like Che Guevara. That's how much of a **** he gives.

Photo by Cristi Cimpoes/Mediafax Foto

THE BOASTERStill not a carnival. Nor a building site. Just a regular political event, showing his team that he has so much money it requires a big old shovel to move it about.



Long live Mayor Mazăre.

This Romanian Mayor Might Have Accepted Millions in Bribes, but at Least He Looks Fabulous | VICE | United States


I'd have to add that the first picture isn't from Brazil but Constanta,he actually brought Brazilian dancers in here to "spice things up".


Unfortunately this clown is the mayor of my city.You couldn't open up a business in here without forking up 20% to him.

Now,i like this "costume" better:

He's in jail now.Spring cleaning all over the country

How can a governor so openly flaunt his ill gotten wealth and got arrested only now after so many of his crazy events? Even in China, you openly flaunt the ill gotten money and will be arrested in a week or 2.

 

[Jaanbaz]

Looks better in the cuffs.

 

[flamer84]

How can a governor so openly flaunt his ill gotten wealth and got arrested only now after so many of his crazy events? Even in China, you openly flaunt the ill gotten money and will be arrested in a week or 2.

Only in the last 3-4 years did prosecutors really start to do their job.You couldn't really arrest him for "crazy events" and he did a good job hiding his illegal activities.It took years to digg up his offshore accounts,catch the lackeys who took bribes in his name,as he didn't touch dirty money himself,etc.Now the gigg is up.

 

[Beast]

Only in the last 3-4 years did prosecutors really start to do their job.You couldn't really arrest him for "crazy events" and he did a good job hiding his illegal activities.It took years to digg up his offshore accounts,catch the lackeys who took bribes in his name,as he didn't touch dirty money himself,etc.Now the gigg is up.

In China, no way man. Civil servant do not earn much and they are not allow to accept others gift. There is no way in China to come up with excuse when you organized extravagazzant party at your house.

 

[SuperSubrayan]

 

[flamer84]

In China, no way man. Civil servant do not earn much and they are not allow to accept others gift. There is no way in China to come up with excuse when you organized extravagazzant party at your house.

He also had legitimate businesses as a forefront for his wealth.It's not like he was pretending only to live on his mayor salary.

Anyway,he is a clown who got elected on gypsie votes and old people to which he gave free public transportation,tax deductions and food packages,and,it pains me to say,some young people whoi enjoyed his "party raves" and saw him as "cool".

 

[-SINAN-]

He's in jail now.Spring cleaning all over the country

Great

Hope we can jail ours too.

 

[flamer84]

This is him coming with "his young team" on voting day to the polls,on different ocasions.

 

[Beast]

He also had legitimate businesses as a forefront for his wealth.It's not like he was pretending only to live on his mayor salary.

Anyway,he is a clown who got elected on gypsie votes and old people to which he gave free public transportation,tax deductions and food packages,and,it pains me to say,some young people whoi enjoyed his "party raves" and saw him as "cool".

That's where the problem lies. Business and civil servant job do not mix. In China , to be a governor. One has to give up the business ties.

Hope Romania continue to clean out its act and have an efficient government.

 

[flamer84]

That's where the problem lies. Business and civil servant job do not mix. In China , to be a governor. One has to give up the business ties.

Hope Romania continue to clean out its act and have an efficient government.

I hope so to,there are many dirtbags in here in need of a jail time but when it comes to being a complete asshat this guy takes the cake.I could post all day in this thread videos of him being completely stoned (no kidding) in the clubs,dressed up as a Nazi and all kind of shenanigans totally embarassing for his position as mayor of one of the biggest cities and the most important after Bucharest,in Romania.